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Can America have its own World Cup fairy tale like Germany in 2006?
31+ min ago (352+ words) In the summer of 2006, Germany did something that still sounds slightly improbable to Germans who remember the country before it. It became pleasant. The country did not argue for it. It demonstrated it. That is why the 2006 World Cup still…...
Four Black candidates and Debbie Wasserman Schultz round out CD 20 Democratic Primary field
12+ hour, 45+ min ago (376+ words) Four Black candidates have qualified for the closely watched Democratic Primary in Florida's 20th Congressional District. As a result, U. S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who is the longest-serving Democrat in Florida's congressional delegation, is now theonly White candidate in a crowded race....
Paula Stark fails to qualify for HD 47, giving Democrats an early win
14+ hour, 12+ min ago (322+ words) Two-term Republican Rep. Paula Stark failed to qualify for re-election in House District 47, so Democrats will win back a blue seat they have long sought out. Without Stark on the ballot, that means the only qualifying candidates are a pair…...
Massive field qualifies in race to succeed Byron Donalds in Congress
15+ hour, 4+ min ago (266+ words) With U. S. Rep. Byron Donalds running for Governor, Florida's 19th Congressional District will host the most crowded field of congressional candidates in the state. With the qualification deadline passed, the Republican Primary field includes two former Congressmen who previously represented other states:…...
Maxwell Frost effectively secures another term in Congress
16+ hour, 45+ min ago (299+ words) U. S. Rep. Maxwell Frost effectively won a third term in Congress Friday, after qualifying showed his only opposition would come from a write-in candidate. Frost appears to be the only member of Florida's congressional delegation to essentially win in the 2026 Midterms…...
James Pericola launches bid to flip CD 11 from red to blue
17+ hour, 42+ min ago (302+ words) A Democrat who worked in President Bill Clinton's administration has launched a campaign to flip Florida's 11th Congressional District blue. James Pericola announced he's running to succeed retiring U. S. Rep. Daniel Webster, a Clermont Republican. He jumps into the race with national…...
Ron De Santis calls for GOP gubernatorial debate, says RPOF shouldn't 'control debates"
18+ hour, 45+ min ago (259+ words) Gov. Ron De Santis is criticizing the Republican Party of Florida deciding not to have candidates debate at the upcoming Sunshine Showdown, but wonders why it's up to the party to host debates at all. The party said it required…...
Anthony Sabatini suspends congressional campaign, endorses Carey Baker in CD 11
21+ hour, 11+ min ago (316+ words) Lake County Commissioner Anthony Sabatini has dropped his campaign to succeed retiring U. S. Rep. Daniel Webster in Congress. This marks the second time in two election cycles the controversial Republican has backed out of a federal run. Sabatini cited Florida's resign-to-run…...
2 Republicans file for HD 89, targeting one of Florida's most flippable Democratic seats
22+ hour, 28+ min ago (435+ words) Two Republicans have filed to challenge freshman Democratic Rep. Debra Tendrich in House District 89, ending what had been an uncontested re-election bid for the Lake Worth Beach lawmaker in one of the most competitive districts in the state. The district…...
In a crowded CD 14 GOP Primary, Bea Valenti lands an endorsement from former boss Mike Ezell
23+ hour, 24+ min ago (283+ words) Bea Valenti picked up a congressional endorsement in her bid for CD 14, though it comes from outside Florida: Mike Ezell, the Mississippi Republican and Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chairman she once worked for as a senior adviser. Ezell,…...